Scientists discover how breast cancer cells spread from blood vessels
2/09/2016
Researchers have identified a protein that controls how breast cancer cells spread around the body, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published in Science Signaling.
Aneuploid cells - that is to say those with an abnormal number of chromosomes - are found in most human tumours.
NICE publishes new guidelines to help weigh-up the risks and benefits of sunlight exposure
2/09/2016
NICE - the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - has published guidance which will help us all to enjoy the sunshine safely.
Some heart drugs and antibiotics shown to be effective in fighting cancer
2/09/2016
North American researchers have identified drugs that showed promising perspectives in treating cancers, according to a recent study published in Cancer Research.
Evidence of a lipid link in the inherited form of Alzheimer's disease
2/09/2016
Australian researchers have found biochemical changes occurring in the blood, in the rare inherited form of Alzheimer's disease.
NICE publishes new guidelines to help weigh-up the risks and benefits of sunlight exposure
2/09/2016
NICE - the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - has published guidance which will help us all to enjoy the sunshine safely.
Evidence of a lipid link in the inherited form of Alzheimer's disease
2/09/2016
Australian researchers have found biochemical changes occurring in the blood, in the rare inherited form of Alzheimer's disease.
Search technique helps researchers find DNA sequences in minutes rather than days
2/09/2016
Database searches for DNA sequences that can take biologists and medical researchers days can now be completed in a matter of minutes, thanks to a new search method developed by computer scientists...
Device delivers toxic chemo cocktail to pancreatic tumor, spares body
2/09/2016
Using a new device to deliver a particularly toxic mix of four chemotherapy drugs halts - and in some cases shrinks - pancreatic tumors in mice while sparing the rest of the body.
Difference in PSA testing among urologist and primary care physician visits
2/08/2016
Declines in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing differed among urologist and primary care physician visits in a study that compared testing before and after a 2011 recommendation from the U.S.